For a decade now Authentic Damien Harris Jersey , the New England Patriots have owned the AFC East.The Patriots clinched their 10th straight division title Sunday when they beat Buffalo 24-12. They got an added bonus when Houston fell at Philadelphia 32-30 to drop out of the second seed in the conference, which New England grabbed.The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles remained alive in the NFC wild-card chase with that win on Jake Elliottâs 35-yard field goal as time expired.Dallas took the NFC East crown when it defeated Tampa Bay 27-20.New Orleans secured home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs by beating Pittsburgh 31-28, dropping the Steelers into second place behind Baltimore in the AFC North.Seattle knocked off Kansas City 38-31 to take an NFC wild card, opening the possibility that the Patriots, Chiefs or Chargers could be the top seed in the AFC.Hereâs how things look with one week remaining. The Monday night game between Denver and Oakland has no playoff implications.AFCIt was a double treat for the Patriots, who probably need to be home in the postseason considering they are 7-0 in Foxboro â the leagueâs only undefeated team in its own building âand 3-5 on the road.âWe didnât have our best day in the passing game.But it felt good to win.At this time of year, whatever it takes to win, thatâs what youâve got to do,â Tom Brady said.Baltimore (9-6), fresh off its victory at the Chargers on Saturday night, has a half-game lead on Pittsburgh (8-6-1), which has lost four of five. The Ravens will take the North with a home win against Cleveland next week. The Steelers host Cincinnati and need help to get into the postseason.âWeâre playing pretty good football, but it might not matter,â Ben Roethlisberger said. âObviously we donât control our destiny any more. We have to take care of business next week.âYou can be as skillful as you want on both sides of the ball and special teams, but there is still a small element of luck involved in football. A play here, a play there. If thatâs what it is, I donât know, but itâs the game of football.âIn the South, Houston (10-5) is leading Indianapolis and Tennessee, both 9-6. The Colts and Titans face off in Nashville next Sunday night, and the winner there will be in. The Texans host Jacksonville (5-10).The Chiefs (11-4) and Chargers (11-4) already are in the postseason from the West. That takes up one wild card, and KC holds the tiebreaker for the division crown.NFCDallas (9-6) grabbed the East and will host a wild-card game.âWeâve got a lot more work to do,â Dak Prescott said. âThis is something that we set out Damien Harris Jersey Boys , wanted to do way back in the offseason, and this is giving us a chance to go and get the greater goal.âIf Minnesota (8-6-1) wins next week at home against North winner Chicago, it will get a wild card. Seattle (9-6) is in after the victory against Kansas City. Philadelphia (8-7) needs to beat Washington and have Minnesota lose to be assured of a return to the playoffs.The Bears (11-4) still have a shot at a first-round bye, needing to beat the Vikings and have the West champion Rams (12-3) lose at home to San Francisco next Sunday.New Orleans (13-2) has the leagueâs best mark and owns the South crown.âKnowing that weâve done it, knowing that the road comes through New Orleans, that gives us a lot of confidence,â Drew Brees said. âObviously we love playing in the dome. âŠ We have goals throughout the season and this is one of them.â KANSAS CITY, Mo. â It seems football fans everywhere are suddenly on the Kansas City Chiefsâ bandwagon, enthralled by their record-setting young quarterback and exciting playmakers and hopeful their amiable old coach can finally win the big one.Then again, maybe theyâre just fans of anybody facing New England.The Patriots have dominated the AFC for nearly two decades, and the coach-quarterback combination of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady will be playing in an eighth consecutive conference title game Sunday night when New England visits the Chiefs at frigid, hostile Arrowhead Stadium.But whereas Brady and Co. once instilled awe in their opponents, the Chiefs view their showdown as an opportunity for Patrick Mahomes to take the baton as the leagueâs best quarterback and for Kansas City, seeking its first Super Bowl appearance in 49 years, to surpass the Patriots as the NFLâs âitâ team.âItâll be huge,â Mahomes said. âWhen I got here, the goal was to win the AFC championship and get to the Super Bowl, and win that. To do that early in my career, it would be a huge thing.âThere arenât two more dichotomous teams than the Patriots and Chiefs.New England has won five Super Bowls during the Belichick-Brady era, setting all kinds of records along the way. The cruel efficiency with which theyâve sliced up the AFC has made them the bane of fans everywhere but New England and given them the kind of unbeatable aura that accompanied the New York Yankees teams of Derek Jeter and the Chicago Bulls teams of Michael Jordan.Itâs not just petty jealousy, though. Many fans have been turned off by Deflategate, Spygate and other instances over the years that have saddled the Patriots with a rather unsavory reputation.Brady has mostly shrugged it off. So has Belichick, who almost seems to embrace the villain role.âI donât think about it too much Infant Damien Harris Jersey , what people might say or think,â said Brady, whose team is a rare playoff underdog Sunday. âI know weâre playing against a very good football team. Theyâre the first seed for a reason. Theyâve had a great season and weâre going to have to go into a really tough environment and play our best football, and itâs a great opportunity for us.âOn the flip side are the Chiefs, a team that dominated the AFC throughout the 1990s but reached only one conference title game. They were the leagueâs worst franchise six years ago, when Andy Reid came aboard, but have become a perennial playoff team that was always missing that certain something.They found it when they drafted Mahomes nearly two years ago.The quarterback shattered just about every franchise passing record in his first season as a starter, and his down-home style has made him a fan favorite. Kids dressed up like him for Halloween, his curly Mohawk has become the trend at local barbershops, and the aw-shucks way Mahomes has embraced his stunning success has only made him more endearing.âI think heâs a great player on a great team thatâs very well coached,â Belichick said. âThey have a great scheme and a great system. Heâs got a ton of weapons, so heâll be tough to handle, as will their entire offense, as will their entire team. Weâll need our best game.âAs the Patriots (12-5) try to advance to their third consecutive Super Bowl, something only two other franchises have accomplished, and the Chiefs (13-4) try to make it for the first time since winning the title in 1970, here are some things to know:PERSONNEL CHANGESThe Patriots beat the Chiefs in a 43-40 shootout in Week 6, but both teams are different these days. The Patriots lost wide receiver Josh Gordon to personal issues, and the Chiefs waived Kareem Hunt because of off-the-field trouble. Kansas City also is poised to have linebacker Justin Houston and star safety Eric Berry back from injury Sunday. Linebacker Justin Houston also missed the game at New England, though he has been back since Week 10.âI mean, that was Week 6. That was a long time ago,â Patriots safety Patrick Chung said. âWe canât really worry about that. Theyâre a better team and theyâre on a roll. Itâs the two best teams in the AFC, so you canât really worry about Damien Harris Jersey Draft , âWell, we beat you guys last, so weâre going to win.â If we have that mentality, weâll get kicked â theyâll kick our ass, pretty much.âSTAR POWERBrady and Mahomes get plenty of attention, but they donât do it alone. Pats running back James White tied Darren Sprolesâ postseason record with 15 catches in their 41-28 divisional victory over the Chargers, while Sony Michel has become a breakout star and Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman remain dangerous downfield threats. The Chiefs counter with running back Damien Williams and the pass-catching trio of All-Pro speedster Tyreek Hill, Sammy Watkins and sure-handed tight end Travis Kelce.ROAD WOE-RRIORSNew England hasnât lost at home since early last season, but itâs been a struggle away from Gillette Stadium. The Patriots were 3-5 on the road this season, their worst mark since 2009, and lost back-to-back games in Miami and Pittsburgh in December. They havenât won a postseason game on the road since 2006, and away teams have lost 10 consecutive conference championship games.âI donât get caught up in all that,â Reid said this week. âTheyâre a heck of a team. I mentioned that before, if youâre talking about a dynasty in the National Football League, theyâre that.âHOME COOKINGThe Chiefs were founded by Lamar Hunt, the namesake of the Lamar Hunt Trophy awarded to the AFC champion. But they will be hosting the AFC title game for the first time after ending a 25-year drought in divisional playoff games last week against Indianapolis. They are 8-1 at home this season; their lone loss came on a last-second 2-point conversion by the Los Angeles Chargers.âYou know itâs going to be a playoff atmosphere there,â Gronkowski said. âIâve been there in the regular season and it felt like a playoff atmosphere. So I just canât imagine what itâs going to be like going into a stadium like this.âWEATHER WATCHWhile snow is expected Saturday, the forecast for frigid temperatures Sunday has improved a bit and it could be in the 20s much of the game. There will also be a âsuper blood wolf moonâ later in the night, a rare total lunar eclipse in which the moon turns a rusty shade of red.âThereâs not really much you can do with the cold,â Patriots linebacker Dontâa Hightower said. âI think Trey (Flowers) and Bill said it best: âGive us a ball and a field and weâll be there.'â100<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:View from the sidelines: NFL cheerleaders 2018Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports | Raj Mehta